2nd grade art lessons

How adorable are these?!? This lesson took (2) art classes to finish (and I had JUST enough time to squeeze in one more lesson before the end of the year)! It’s a simple one —but packs in a bunch! …

My second graders recently learned about simple ways to show depth in an artwork. I gave a demonstration on my new document camera and showed them how rivers and roads that go back in space would be wider in the front and narrower in the back. I demonstrated how things that were far in the distance would be smaller than things in the front. The use of overlap is also a way to show depth. I showed the students this … Read more... →

100 Art Projects for Second Grade Students. Project ideas and lesson plans include: art collages, painting, mixed media, clay and many more!

The 2nd Grade students studied the artist Vincent Van Gogh and his artwork. We also read the book, Camille and the Sunflowers. The students were able to create a giant sunflower creating emphasis in their artwork. Then they were shown how to blend colors using oil pastels. The students had to choose a cool color for their background to make their sunflower "pop" in their piece of art.

Warm and Cool Color Handprint Pattern (Rhythm) Crayon & Watercolor Resist Art Lesson- Who doesn't love watching the "magic" happen when you paint watercolors over crayons! Cross-curriculum lesson with Science and Art. This is a fun mixed-media lesson!!c

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Asian art is a subject we explore each year in second grade - this year we started with one of the world's most beautiful and amazing creatures - the tiger! Several types of tigers live in Asia and ma

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The school year is winding down for me (I only will see each group of students 3 more times) and that time will go quickly. So as the end of the year goes by I try to keep projects as a two day lesson because with end of year field trips, field days, and assemblies there will be several groups that will miss. Here's a Wayne Thiebaud lesson that most students were able to finish in two classes. I did a Theibaud lesson last year with 4th graders and really loved the results as far the variety…

This lesson took ( 2 ) 40 minute art classes to create. Students learned about the artist Charles McGee and we discussed his artwork. We discussed how we’d be utilizing the elements of art, line, s…

2nd Grade Silhouettes We're very proud of our silhouettes! Art vocabulary words related to this lesson: *horizon line *silh...

These got the ultimate kid approval – students from other grades complaining that they didn’t get to make them in 2nd grade. I’ve been interested in carp kites for a while but didn’t know muc…

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Everybody loves axolotls! Art with Jenny K. has a surefire art activity to make every kid an axolotl artist!

Asian art is a subject we explore each year in second grade - this year we started with one of the world's most beautiful and amazing cr...

2nd Grade Matisse Goldfish Paintings For the past couple of art classes, 2nd grade has been learning about the artist Henri Matisse, and his painting, The Goldfish. The students first practiced drawing 3-dimensional looking containers, and practiced drawing the goldfish bowl, that they liked best. We drew the room, bowl, table, and details together, and then they traced and colored with oil pastels. Finally, they used liquid watercolors to add the final pop of color. Here are some of the…

2nd grade artists are studying the art career of architecture. We heard the story of Neuschwanstein castle in Germany and how it was designe...

Third grade used warm and cool colors and pattern to create these tempera paintings. The students viewed artwork by native people and how their hand print was not only a record of who they were or where they had traveled, but also a way to sign their art. The students each used their hand prints to sign their paintings. Notice how the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow) advance and the cool colors (blue, green, and violet) recede? This color effect creates an optical illusion. The boys and…

This is a lesson that I have seen many different places. I decided to try it out on third graders to continue on with color theory. This was a two day lesson. On day one we discussed these terms: Tints=Color + White Shades=Color + Black Value=One color going light to dark Together students drew four ice creams scoops. They then watched me create color tints using white and my chosen color. I stressed the importance of each color looking different. Students experimented with mixing colors and…

Have I mentioned that Spring is blooming in the hallways? It's pretty awesome between the classroom teachers and the artwork I've done with the students the HALLWAYS are filled. It's so fun to walk down the hallway (in this particular school there are two forever long WHITE hallways) and see them filled with lots of color. I also love overhearing students talking about other students artwork, it's fun to hear the Art Criticism they do on their own without even realizing it. Here's a lesson I…